Winter Light
1963 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 512 votes
A Swedish pastor fails a loving woman, a suicidal fisherman and God. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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What to Watch This Weekend Movies
This SceneIt list helps you quickly choose engaging favorites worth making time for this weekend. Results are selected for the United States and balance audience response with practical watchability.
Updated 2026-08-07 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
We rank eligible titles using TMDB audience ratings, vote confidence, relevance to the theme, and current popularity. Ratings can change as new votes are added.
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
2020 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 595 votes
A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Salesman
2016 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 942 votes
Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Carandiru
2003 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 623 votes
When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo – Carandiru, he meets the future victims of one of the darkest days in Brazilian history. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Way He Looks
2014 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 998 votes
Leonardo is a blind teenager dealing with an overprotective mother while trying to live a more independent life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Paperman
2012 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 1,819 votes
An urban office worker finds that paper airplanes are instrumental in meeting a girl in ways he never expected. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Superman: Red Son
2020 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 907 votes
Set in the thick of the Cold War, Red Son introduces us to a Superman who landed in the USSR during the 1950s and grows up to become a Soviet symbol that fights for the preservation of Stalin’s brand of communism. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Testament of Youth
2015 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 805 votes
Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
1964 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 658 votes
Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his glowing nose, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ip Man 4: The Finale
2019 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 2,159 votes
Following the death of his wife, Ip Man travels to San Francisco to ease tensions between the local kung fu masters and his star student, Bruce Lee, while searching for a better future for his son. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Love and Death
1975 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 979 votes
In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
La Strada
1954 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,182 votes
When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Passenger
1975 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 548 votes
David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Village of the Damned
1960 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 506 votes
In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Shine
1996 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 718 votes
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Nappily Ever After
2018 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 833 votes
After an accident at the hair salon, Violet realizes she's not living life to the fullest. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
1973 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,068 votes
In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 561 votes
Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Weekend
2011 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 577 votes
After a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Concert
2009 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 532 votes
A former world-famous conductor of the Bolshoï orchestra, known as "The Maëstro", Andreï Filipov had seen his career publicly broken by Leonid Brezhnev for hiring Jewish musicians and now works cleaning the concert hall where he once directed. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.